ataraxy |ˈatəˌraksē| (also ataraxia |ˌatəˈraksēə|)
noun
a state of serene calmness.
DERIVATIVES
ataractic |ˌatəˈraktik| |ˈødəˈrøktɪk| adjective
ataraxic |ˌatəˈraksik| |ˈødəˈrøksɪk| adjective
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French ataraxie, from Greek ataraxia ‘impassiveness,’ from a- ‘not’ + tarassein ‘disturb.’
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